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Flip, Flip Hooray – it’s boozy pancake day

by Northern Life

Pancake Day is well and truly crêping up on us and shoppers batter believe Aldi have the ultimate boozy pancake recipes to tickle everyone’s taste buds.

Whether you’re looking to add a caffeine kick or a vegan twist to your Instagram worthy stack, with just a splash of these quality tipples, Aldi has everyone covered for a flipping delicious Pancake Day.

Insta-Perfect Pink Pancakes

Ingredients: 160g cooked beetroot, 200g self-raising flour, 100ml milk, 1tsp baking powder, 50ml squeezy honey, 25ml vegetable oil, 1tsp vanilla extract, 2 large eggs and 50ml of Aldi’s Greyson’s Pink Gin (£12.99).

Method: Simply chop up the beetroot and put into a food processor along with the milk, oil, honey, vanilla essence, eggs and Aldi’s Greyson’s Pink Gin. Blitz until smooth. Make a well with the dry ingredients and slowly add and mix in the liquid ingredients. For each pancake, add 4tbsp into a pan and cook for one minute on each side.

‘Rise and Shine’ Boozy Brunch Espresso Pancakes

Ingredients: 150g plain flour, 120g Greek yoghurt, 2tsp Americano instant coffee, 2 large eggs, 1tsp baking powder, pinch of salt, 50ml milk, 25ml vegetable oil, 50g caster sugar and 50ml of Aldi’s Bellucci Amaretto (£4.69).

Method: Put the flour, baking powder, coffee and salt into a bowl and mix well. In another bowl, put the yoghurt, milk, oil, eggs and Aldi’s Bellucci Amaretto and mix. Make a well with the dry ingredients and slowly add and mix in the liquid ingredients. For each pancake, add 4tbsp into a pan and cook for a minute on each side.

Sweet Treat Vegan Cacao Caramel Pancakes

Ingredients: 130g plain flour, 25g cacao, 2tsp baking powder, 250ml almond drink, 35ml melted coconut oil, 35ml maple syrup, 1tsp vanilla essence, pinch of salt and 50ml of Aldi’s The Infusionist Caramel & Hazelnut Rum Liqueur  (£8.99).

Method: Put the flour, cacao, baking powder and salt into a bowl and mix. In a separate bowl, add the almond drink, coconut oil, vanilla essence, maple syrup and Aldi’s The Infusionist Caramel & Hazelnut Rum Liqueur and whisk. Make a well with the dry ingredients and slowly add and mix in the liquid ingredients. For each pancake, add 4tbsp into a pan and cook for a minute on each side.

Aldi’s full range of Pancake Day recipes can be found here:  https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/recipes/pancake-day